tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
understood; I see; OK; present; here
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
prohibition; inhibition; ban
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
explanation; interpretation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
don't you think?; indicates question
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
in that way; thus; so; so?